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Internship Funding Deadline April 7! Help with your Internship Search!  

April 7 – Deadline to apply for funding for your unpaid summer internship!

  • CCI’s competitive internship funding application deadline: April 7!  
  • Must have secured an unpaid summer internship and have a CCI approved resume to apply for funding.
  • Details, FAQs, and instructions for CCI’s competitive funding: go/summerfunding.
  • Apply for funding using CCI’s: Quick Guide: CCI Summer Funding.


Late breaking internships funded by CCI (note some with deadline on Sunday night 4/2)!)

Sports Innovation Lab in Boston – Sports and data science!  (Deadline: 4/2)
Team4Tech in Uganda – Remote work, then travel to Uganda with Midd cohort (Deadline: 4/2)
Virtual China Cohort – Intern virtually with a Chinese company (Deadline: 4/2)
Middlebury Social Impact Corps Internship – 5 weeks in Monterey, CA (Deadline: 4/2)
One Tree Planted – Burlington based org focused on global reforestation (Deadline extended to: 4/9)
Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – A research internship related to concussion and brain trauma honoring Matthew Benedict ’15 (Deadline: 4/9)

Need help with an internship or other summer plans? 

  • More internships and info on CCI’s Career Path Pages (see News and Top Resources tabs).

Featured Internships, Funding, and Help with Your Summer Planning

If your summer plans involve an internship, CCI can help!

Featured Internships!  Many of these are funded by CCI!
Jack Langerman Community Foundation in DC. (Deadline 3/11)
Chimpanzee Field Research in Uganda (Deadline: 3/12)  (If accepted, apply for CCI funding)
Town Hall Theatre in Middlebury – MiddWorks for VT (Deadline: 3/12)
Shelburne Farms – Outdoor Education – in VT (Deadline: 3/15)
Cartography and GIS with Rhumb Line Maps in Maine (Deadline: 3/20)
NYC Office of the Mayor – Communications Research (Deadline: 3/24)
Focus Advisory Services in CA – Finance and film industry related (Deadline: 3/26)
Team4Tech in Uganda – Remote work, then travel to Uganda with Midd cohort (Deadline: 3/26)
Sports Innovation Lab in Boston –Data science/media related to sports (Deadline: 3/31)
More “CCI reserved for Midd” internships here.

Found your own unpaid internship (or working on it) and looking for funding?

  • Funding application deadline: April 7!  
  • Must have secured an unpaid summer internship and have a CCI approved resume to apply for funding.
  • Details, FAQs, and instructions for CCI’s competitive funding: go/summerfunding.
  • Apply for funding using CCI’s: Quick Guide: CCI Summer Funding.

Need help with an internship or other summer plans? 

  • More internships and info on CCI’s Career Path Pages (see News and Top Resources tabs).

Applications for MiddCORE’s 2023 Summer Intern Lab are live!

This summer, join the MiddCORE community in weekly virtual skill-building sessions designed to complement your summer internship or experience!

Connect, reflect, and develop skills related to leadership, networking, ethical decision-making, negotiation, personal branding, and more! Apply Here!

If you have yet to secure summer plans, but are interested in joining this summer’s cohort, we encourage you to apply!

Application Deadlines:

Round 1 – March 15, 2023
Round 2 – April 1, 2023
Round 3 – April 15, 2023

What are you doing this summer? If your plans involve an internship, CCI can help you find one and even fund an unpaid internship.  

Handshake has almost 5000 paid and unpaid internships in all interest areas.

More internships and info on CCI’s Career Path Pages (see News and Top Resources tabs).

Check out Internships reserved for Middlebury students (many expiring March 1).

Some highlighted internships include:

Visit CCI’s Find an Internship page for tips on finding or creating internships.

View the recorded Find and Fund Your Summer Internship information session.

Visit go/SummerFunding to apply for funding for an unpaid summer internship. Must have an internship secured before applying for funding. Deadline: April 7!

CCI Summer Internship Funding Applications Now Live!

Considering a summer internship? Great news!  The Center for Careers and Internships has funding for unpaid summer internships and applications are open! This year’s grants may be used for remote, hybrid, or in-person internships.

2023 Summer Internship Grant Overview:

$4000 Summer Funding Grants support expenses related to unpaid summer internships for Sophomore Febs through Senior Febs.

$1000 First-Year Explore Grants support expenses related to unpaid summer internships for First-Years (including new Febs) and Sophomore Febs.

$1000 Arts Grants support short-term (3 weeks or less) experiential arts opportunities (e.g. residencies, apprenticeships, dance festivals, etc.)

Resume approval with a Peer Career Advisor (PCA) is required by April 5 before submitting application. (Resumes approved earlier this year or last year still qualify as approved.)

Meeting with a CCI Advisor to discuss your plans is required for First-Year Explore Grants and strongly encouraged for all other applicants.  Schedule a meeting via Handshake.

Find all details and forms at go/summerfunding, including CCI’s Quick Guide: CCI Summer Funding.

Grant application deadline: Friday, April 7. Award notifications sent out on May 3. 

Searching for an internship?

CCI is here to help!

  • Drop into Quick Questions for help with your internship search or to have your resume approved by a Peer Career Advisor (PCA). A CCI-approved resume is a requirement for applying for CCI funding and always strongly encouraged before applying for internships and jobs. 
  • Visit go/Handshake and click on “Career Center” and “Appointments” to schedule an appointment with a Career and Internship Advisor in your area of interest. Students interested in Health Professions or science-related internships may make an appointment with CTLR advisors by emailing Hannah Benz or Mary Lothrop.

We hope Summer 2023 will be a great summer for you! We look forward to hearing from you!

CCI Funding for Unpaid Internships! Resume Approvals! Chance to Win a Free Flight!

Considering an internship this summer? Here are the steps to find (and fund) a summer internship! 

Resume Approvals and Winning a Flight!

  • Have your resume approved and get started on an internship search with a Peer Career Advisor. Visit go/PCAs for drop-in hours and locations (closed during Winter break).
  • BONUS: All students have a chance to win a free flight by completing your Handshake profile and uploading your approved resume by February 23.

Need Help Finding an Internship?

Fund an Unpaid Internship

  • Apply for CCI Internship funding by April 7. Must have secured an internship to apply. 
  • Funding applications open in late February.
  • See go/summerfunding for details and eligibility. 

Find and Fund Your Summer Internship Info Session

Tues, Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30 pm, BiHall 216
Considering an internship this summer but don’t know how to get started? This workshop is for you. 

We will walk you through how to find an internship and discuss CCI’s grants for unpaid summer internships.

Register in Handshake to attend the event in-person or if you cannot attend but want a recording sent to you after the event.    

Brought to you by the Center for Careers and Internships.